president obama touring the devastation left in sandy's wake. he met with the victims along staten island. far rockaway and breezy point. >> i came up here right after the storm, was on the jersey side, and i promised to everybody that i was speaking on behalf of the country when i said we are going to be here until the rebuilding is complete. and i meant it. so i'm going to come back today but i'm also going to be coming back in the future to make sure that we have followed through on that commitment. >> his visit may not have impacted the 4,500 people still without power. their anger directed at the power companies for failing to prepare for and respond to sandy. >> we're not in a third world country. i'm on long island. my taxes are sky high. i pay so much money each month to lipa. >> long island power company is now the target of a class-action suit and its chief operating officer is stepping down. both lipa and con ed subpoenaed over their sluggish response to the storm. >>> all right. less than three hours from now 18,000 people could hear